Year 3

In the final year, students undertake a research project on a psychology topic of their choice, reported in a dissertation of between 6,000 and 10,000 words. They also choose a further three papers, at least one of which must be chosen from the following list:

Development and Psychopathology

Psychology & Social Issues

Gender Development

The Family

Cognitive and Experimental Psychology

Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience

Developmental Psychology & Individual Differences

Legal Psychology

The list of optional papers may vary from year to year but will typically include papers in:

Criminology

History and Philosophy of Science

Education

Linguistics

Philosophy

Sociology

Biological Anthropology

The optional papers lists for each part of the Tripos will be published in the preceding Easter Term.

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